jQuery / Twitter Bootstrap data-loading-text button with delay

Question

I\'m trying to get this exact example working on my website:

http://getbootstrap.com/2.3.2/javascript.html#buttons

However, simply including this HTML:

Answer 1

Make a note of how the accepted answer converted the jQuery button object to a js var before running button('loading') on it because, while this works, button('loading') will not work when used directly on the jQuery button object.